The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Imagine spending upwards of £50bn on a new high speed rail line which ends up cutting capacity and leading to slower journey times. Good news! You don't have to. It is a reasonable description of the impact of axing HS2 north of Birmingham, via a properly jaw-dropping report by the National…

DfT told to look into lessening demand amid reduced capacity after HS2’s second leg axed

RISHI Sunak’s decision to curtail HS2 means the public may need to be incentivised not to travel by train, according to the UK’s public spending…

Report lists disastrous impact of Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay high-speed rail link

NAO lays bare the cost and complications of decision to scrap phase 2 of the high-speed rail plan, first revealed by The Independent

Train Talk: Plan is to extend one London stopping train from Crewe to Manchester via Warrington each hour

As Labour and Tories promise rail reform and court motorists, many experts think road pricing is inevitable

Inter-city trains between London, the South-West and Wales are expected to be diverted from Paddington to Euston due to track closures for HS2 works.

Rishi Sunak had pledged last year that the cost of the 4.5-mile tunnel would be covered by the private sector

Following Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel the leg, taxpayer has spent £1.4m on properties for a line that is no longer being built

Short-termist and kneejerk decisions to ‘balance the books’ always end up with the exchequer paying out more for less